Meaning

Primary

Mood

Alternative

Feeling

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The energy that's a part of you at any given time is reflected in your mood, aka your feeling. What kind of energy is part of you right now? Good mood energy, or bad feeling energy?

気分 refers to someone's mood or emotional state, and sometimes to how they feel physically. You'll hear it when people describe how they're doing in the moment, like 気分がいい (I feel good), 気分がわるい (I feel unwell), or 気分がのらない (I'm not in the mood).

Reading

きぶん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 気分をかえる

    to change one's mood

    気分をあじわう

    to feel the mood

    気分をリフレッシュする

    to refresh one's mood

Context Sentences

今日の母は気分がいいです。

Mom's in a good mood today.

なんとなくピクニックに出かけたい気分です。

I just kind of feel like going on a picnic.

ウィスキーを口にして気分がよくなった。

I started feeling better as I had some whiskey.

Kanji Composition